NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventy-third Annual General Meeting will be held at the Club’s premises, 4 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, on Thursday the 20th day of March 2025 at 7:00 pm.

          To receive the Statement of Accounts.

          To elect the Officers of the Club for the ensuing year.

          To elect members of the Committee.

          To transact the ordinary business of the Club.

Ms S. Squires

Company Secretary

NOTE:  Under the Articles of Association

1. Only Full Members are entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Club.

2. Members whose subscriptions are in arrears are not entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Club.

The Bolton Individual will be held on 5th March 2025 at the Club. It is essential that all players play to the same system in an Individual competition. This is:
1NT - 12/14 points, 2NT - 20/22 points, Stayman, Transfers over 1NT and 2NT
ACOL, 2C - Strong 2 level bid in unspecified suit
2D - 23+ pts
2H & 2S weak
Standard Blackwood (not RKCB)
Negative doubles up to 2S
Weak jump overcalls
2nd/4th leads
Natural signals and discards (high encouraging).  

Please can you put your entry in below.

This years competition ran on Wednesdays from 2 October to 18 December 18 2024 with the best 8 of 11 scores recorded. The winner of the Trophy was Stuart Norris. In the handicap section the winner was Duncan Ault.

Full details on the Competitions page.

Main

Handicapped

Many Congratulations to Jeff Smith, who was presented with the prestigious Dimmie Fleming Award at the LCBA Congress last weekend from the EBU's Jonathan Lillycrop. 

The Award is named after Dimmie Fleming, who for almost 20 years ran the EBU from her home as its Secretary, earning her the fond title of "Mrs Bridge".  The award in her honour recognises people who have worked hard to promote and encourage bridge in their area.   Jeff Smith is a worthy winner, having served for many years on the Lancashire (LCBA Board) as well as being the Competitions Director at Bolton Bridge Club and a promoter and supporter of bridge in the North West and nationally.  A quiet man, and very competent bridge player, Jeff was instrumental in ensuring Bolton and other clubs were able to smoothly and swiftly move to operating Online Bridge when the Covid pandemic forced all Clubs to close.